StanleyPain - 2009-09-12 I don't understand why people can't just enjoy the Matrix films as basic sci-fi action/adventure without all this bullshit. Yes, I realize that the Wachkowski's raided a ton of mythology, history, and philosophy books in order to create some of the story aspects, metaphors, and character names/orientations, but I think they just did that thinking it was "cool" rather than to lend any real, truly deep meaning to the film.

Maybe the Gnostic aspects were intentional on some level, but they're so shallow that analyzing them is just dumb mental masturbation.

craptacular - 2009-09-12 why are you offended that some people seek further meaning from a film ? its their own lookout. you seem content remaining indifferent (or ignorant?) about the subject matter, and you're fine with it, and so is everyone else.

FABIO - 2009-09-12 It was pretty hard to enjoy the sequels since they were entirely made out of this kind of masturbatory bullshit and we actually got a 10 minute scene of some French guy explaining to us that "causality makes stuff happen".

whoah!

Cleaner82 - 2009-09-12 The first one sort of blew my mind because you didn't see any of this coming, the previews were very good about not giving away the game. But it got mired in self-important symbolism and portent and bullshit to the point that the already weak characterization just sort of died, by the second one it wasn't wanted any longer.

The first one is a great action movie with a pretty good story. The second is the tatters of a story with some truly great action scenes. The third is okay.